April 10, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) Buehrle implies Maddux has cheated his whole career and this board probably stands up in applause. Frank says this, an offhanded comment, and here it's "whoops he's getting out of line again" DBL STANDARD Some people just choose the ostrich stance when it comes to Frank.
April 10, 201412 yr Author QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 06:37 PM) No wonder atheletes stick to cliches. Anything slightly controversial or out of the ordinary and the guy takes a beating. I think it's more the fact that he said something stupid.
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 12:58 PM) I think it's more the fact that he said something stupid. Sounds stupid to you but suppose there is some merit in it. Even if he is talking off the top of his head we all know how baseball loves the longball. Baseball becomes like soccer with low scoring games with billions of entertainment dollars at stake. Edited April 14, 201412 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
April 11, 201412 yr Didn't someone post about how there have been fewer home runs per game so far this year than the same time last year?
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 12:20 PM) Some people just choose the ostrich stance when it comes to Frank. It's more comfortable on the neck. Otherwise, you get whiplash from shaking your head so much.
April 11, 201412 yr Do we know if Frank writes his own tweets? He just doesn't seem like a Twitter guy to me.
April 11, 201412 yr Author QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 03:37 PM) Do we know if Frank writes his own tweets? He just doesn't seem like a Twitter guy to me. He's used twitter a lot to promote Big Hurt Beer, he could be paying someone, but if so, that person is also dumb to write something like that.
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) I'm guessing he took some sage advice in keeping his mouth shut during the HOF voting. ^^^
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) Buehrle implies Maddux has cheated his whole career and this board probably stands up in applause. Frank says this, an offhanded comment, and here it's "whoops he's getting out of line again" DBL STANDARD Just like the Bonds vs. Ortiz debate. Nice guys get treated better. A pain the the rear is treated like a pain in the rear. It's the Dave Kingman treatment.
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) No wonder atheletes stick to cliches. Anything slightly controversial or out of the ordinary and the guy takes a beating. If you say something in a public forum, expect some people to attack. I'm sure some agree with him but those people usually don't comment. In today's society eveybody thinks their opinion needs to be heard.
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:44 AM) Just like the Bonds vs. Ortiz debate. Nice guys get treated better. A pain the the rear is treated like a pain in the rear. It's the Dave Kingman treatment. I've never gotten why Frank is seen as a destructive personality. Yes he has said some things he'd like back. These are jocks. We watch games where the absolute best jocks are all thrown together. They are going to say dumb things, as it is what jocks do. If we want a collection of the best mannered getting awards for good manners..i dont know where i turn instead. Westminister Dog Show on USA? With some MLB guys, it's a sickness (Milton B., Belle) but Frank is so far from that category that i worry 0 about this and always have left it to others to prattle on about it. Edited April 11, 201412 yr by Jose Paniagua
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) I've never gotten why Frank is seen as a destructive personality. Yes he has said some things he'd like back. These are jocks. We watch games where the absolute best jocks are all thrown together. They are going to say dumb things, as it is what jocks do. If we want a collection of the best mannered getting awards for good manners..i dont know where i turn instead. Westminister Dog Show on USA? He wasn't destructive just not very kind or friendly in public. He has every right to do that. He is just a controversial personality in that area.
April 11, 201412 yr QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 09:37 AM) Do we know if Frank writes his own tweets? He just doesn't seem like a Twitter guy to me. I think the fact that many tweets come off as needy is evidence enough for me.
April 15, 201412 yr Ncorgbl told Frank to keep his mouth shut and let his bat speak for him. They were tight.
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